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disapproval
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disapproval
abjuration, abjurement, aggravation, agreement to disagree, alienation, annoyance, apostasy, belittling, censure, chucking, chucking out, comedown, condemnation, contempt, contradiction, counter-culture, criticism, declination, declining, decrial, denial, depreciation, derogation, despisal, despising, detraction, difference, disaccord, disaffection, disaffinity, disagreement, disapprobation, discard, disclamation, discontent, discounting, discrediting, disfavor, disgrace, disinclination, dislike, dismissal, disownment, disparagement, disparity, displeasure, disregard, disrelish, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, distaste, diversity, dropping out, exasperation, exception, exclusion, faint praise, ignoring, indignity, irritation, knocking, lukewarm support, minimizing, minority opinion, nonacceptance, nonagreement, nonapproval, nonassent, nonconcurrence, nonconformity, nonconsent, nonconsideration, objection, opposition, passing by, putting away, putting down, putting out, rebuff, recantation, recusance, recusancy, refusal, rejection, renouncement, reproach, reproof, repudiation, repulse, resentfulness, resentment, scouting, secession, slighting, sour grapes, spurning, throwing out, turning out, underground, variance, vexation, withdrawalROGET THESAURUS
disapproval
Disapprobation
N disapprobation, disapproval, improbation, disesteem, disvaluation, displacency, odium, dislike, dispraise, discommendation, blame, censure, obloquy, detraction, disparagement, depreciation, denunciation, condemnation, ostracism, black list, animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection, exception, criticism, sardonic grin, sardonic laugh, sarcasm, insinuation, innuendo, bad compliment, poor compliment, left-handed compliment, satire, sneer, taunt, cavil, carping, censoriousness, hypercriticism, reprehension, remonstrance, expostulation, reproof, reprobation, admonition, increpation, reproach, rebuke, reprimand, castigation, jobation, lecture, curtain lecture, blow up, wigging, dressing, rating, scolding, trimming, correction, set down, rap on the knuckles, coup de bec, rebuff, slap, slap on the face, home thrust, hit, frown, scowl, black look, diatribe, jeremiad, jeremiade, tirade, philippic, clamor, outcry, hue and cry, hiss, hissing, sibilance, sibilation, catcall, execration, chiding, upbraiding, exprobation, abuse, vituperation, invective, objurgation, contumely, hard words, cutting words, bitter words, evil-speaking, bad language, personality, disapproving, scandalized, disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory, clamorous, vituperative, defamatory, satirical, sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, dry, sharp, cutting, biting, severe, withering, trenchant, hard upon, censorious, critical, captious, carping, hypercritical, fastidious, sparing of praise, grudging praise, disapproved, chid, in bad odor, blown upon, unapproved, unblest, at a discount, exploded, weighed in the balance and found wanting, blameworthy, reprehensible, to blame, worthy of blame, answerable, uncommendable, exceptionable, not to be thought of, bad, vicious, unlamented, unbewailed, unpitied, with a wry face, reproachfully, Int, it is too bad!, it won't do, it will never do!, marry come up!, Oh!, come!, 'sdeath!, forbid it Heaven!, God forbid, Heaven forbid!, out upon, fie upon it!, away with!, tut!, O tempora!, O mores!, shame!, fie, fie for shame!, out on you!, tell it not in Gath!.For further exploring for "disapproval" in Webster Dictionary Online